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TexSelect Interiors Prize
TEXSELECT INTERIORS PRIZE: AMBER SORAYAPOUR
Master Sir Jonathan Portal Bt and Past Master Christopher McLean May attended the Première Vision exhibition in Paris this past September to award the TexSelect Interiors Prize to Amber Sorayapour from Bath Spa University.
Amber’s work demonstrates a passion for colour, often juxtaposing the elaborate patterns found in nature to create dramatically coloured illustrative print designs.
Amber was also shortlisted for the Marks and Spencer Fashion Fabric Prize and earned the New Designers Harlequin Prize this past June. At New Designers, judges said Amber created ‘glamorous statements for the home’. They continued, ‘Her collection celebrates the joy of pattern and colour, embracing the trend for a maximalist interior’. As a result, Amber will have the chance to take up a three-week internship at one of the Harlequin studios.
See more from this up-and-coming textile designer on Instagram: @AmberSorayapour_Textiles.
We were delighted to have Amber join us for our Alumni Dinner, just days after she finished exhibiting in Paris.
Sponsorship of the TexSelect Interiors Prize helps The Company meet its strategic objective to encourage innovation and foster talent among students and young designers – particularly those who demonstrate an advanced understanding of textile technologies and possess the ability to convert ideas into products.
Judges, at New Designers, commenting on Amber’s award-winning collection.
